Men who have made these discoveries before us are not our masters, but our guides.
In plain words
People who discovered things before you are guides to learn from, not rulers to obey.
Where these words come from
- 92% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 33 'On the Futility of Learning Maxims' (c. 63-65 CE), Gummere translation (Loeb Classical Library, 1917), Wikisource text.
- Moral Letters to Lucilius, Letter 33
- c. 65 CE · Rome · philosophical letter to Lucilius
